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This year's American Sociological Association conference is back and in-person in Los Angeles from August 5-9! This year, we have several of our esteemed authors participating in Book Forums that you won't want to miss. #ASA2022Saturday, August 6thJosh Seim, author of Bandage, Sort, and Hus

Answering the question "what do ambulance workers do?" might seem like a simple task — they are frontline healthcare workers who help save the lives of the critically injured. But this response doesn't give us the full picture. Josh Seim, sociologist and author of Bandage, Sort, and Hustle: Ambu

This blog post originally appeared on the USC Dornsife blog, was written by Margaret Crable, and is reproduced here with permission.Featuring Josh Seim, author of Bandage, Sort, and Hustle: Ambulance Crews on the Front Lines of Urban Suffering(Image Source: Unsplash/camilo jimenez)On

This blog post originally appeared on the USC Dornsife blog, and it is reproduced here with permission.By Josh Seim, author of Bandage, Sort, and Hustle: Ambulance Crews on the Front Lines of Urban SufferingAs a sociologist who has studied 911 ambulance operations in California and a for